RIDGELAND, MS, Feb. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - FRANCHISE SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA INC. ("FSNA" or the "Company") (FSN.V) reports that, in connection with the Management Cease Trade
Order ("MCTO") issued by the Alberta Securities Commission on January 29, 2014 in
accordance with National Policy 12-203 Cease Trade Orders for Continuous Disclosure Defaults ("NP 12-203") and pursuant to the requirements of the alternative information
guidelines ("AIG") set forth in NP 12-203, since the issuance of its last default status
report on February 3, 2014, there has not been any material change to
the information provided therein, nor has there been any failure by the
Company in fulfilling its stated intentions with respect to satisfying
the AIG.

The Company applied for the MCTO once it was determined that it would be
unable to file its audited annual financial statements and its related
management's discussion and analysis and certification of annual
filings for the year ended September 30, 2013 (the "Required Filings") by the prescribed filing deadline of January 28, 2014.

The MCTO imposes trading restrictions on securities of the Company,
whether direct or indirect, by certain members of management of the
Company and remains in effect until the Required Filings are filed.
All other parties are permitted to trade freely in the Company's
securities.

The Company is currently working with its auditors to prepare and
finalize the Required Filings. The Company currently anticipates that
it will be in a position to complete the Required Filings by March 3,
2014

As previously disclosed, the Company anticipates that it will be unable
to file its interim financial report, related management's discussion
and analysis and certification of interim filings for the period ended
December 31, 2013 by the prescribed filing deadline of March 3, 2014.
There has not been any other specified default by the Company under NP
12-203 and there is no material information concerning the affairs of
the Company that has not been generally disclosed.

About FSNA

FSNA is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company and its subsidiaries own the following brands: Advantage
Rent A Car, U-Save Car & Truck Rental® ("U-Save"), U-Save Car Sales, Rent-A-Wreck of Canada, PractiCar, Auto Rental
Resource Center ("ARRC"), Xpress Rent A Car and Peakstone Financial Services.

U-Save, together with its subsidiary ARRC, has over 900 locations
throughout the United States and is one of North America's largest
franchise car rental companies. U-Save currently services 19 airport
markets in 13 different states. Although primarily based in the United
States, U-Save has 18 international locations in Mexico, Greece, the
Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Practicar Systems Inc. owns the rights to the Rent-A-Wreck® and the
PractiCar® trademarks for all of Canada. The Rent-A-Wreck® system
operates a network of 61 franchise locations from coast-to-coast in
Canada, providing a range of vehicle rental, leasing and sales options
to its customers. The Rent-A-Wreck® system has been in continuous
operation in Canada since 1976.

Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements made in this news release are forward-looking in
nature, including statements concerning the ability of FSNA to file the
Required Filings by March 3, 2014. The words "may", "could", "should",
"would", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", or
"outlook" and similar expressions often identify forward-looking
information. By their nature, forward-looking statements require FSNA
to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and
uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this news
release are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by
FSNA, including with respect to when the Company anticipates it will be
able to remedy the anticipated disclosure defaults noted herein.
Although FSNA believes that the expectations and assumptions on which
the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance
should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because FSNA can
give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. These
forward-looking statements also involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of FSNA to differ materially from the
anticipated results, performance or achievements or developments
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. If any such
risks actually occur, they could materially and adversely affect FSNA's
business, financial condition or results of operations. FSNA's
forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by these
cautionary statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements are
made only as of the date of this news release, and except as required
by applicable securities law, FSNA undertakes no obligation to publicly
update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information,
subsequent events or otherwise.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as
that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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